Central Brooklyn
Max Rose. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Congressman Jerry Nadler (Brooklyn/Manhattan) who Chairs the House Judiciary Committee may be best known for theArticles of Impeachment [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/10/us/politics/articles-impeachment-document-pdf.html] that were approved this morning by the committee along partisan lines with 23
Big Story
Photo by Liv Bruce on UnsplashThe story of Michael Orlando Clark, Jr., a Michigan kindergartener who invited his entire class to his adoption hearing, went instantly viral. Michael and his new parent’s mutual joy at becoming an “official” family was obvious, and infectious. On Friday, Bill Clinton tweeted [https:
Central Brooklyn
Protesters at EMJC. Curtis Brodner/BklynerMIDWOOD — The installation of Rabbi Sam Levine at the East Midwood Jewish Center (EMJC) was protested by over 100 opponents of the Urban Dove School’s move to one of EMJC’s properties. Urban Dove is a charter school that serves students who failed the
Coney Island
By Clifford Michael. This story was originally published on Dec. 3, 2019, by THE CITY. The office of Sea Gate’s homeowners association has been housed in temporary trailers for seven years. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITYResidents of Brooklyn’s Sea Gate say the state left their homeowners’ association marooned
Announcements
Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BklynerAfter months of denying gas to new customers and holding them hostage, the National Grid moratorium has been lifted after Governor Andrew Cuomo and the gas company reached a new deal. As part of the deal, National Grid will lift its moratorium immediately. The company has 30
Letter To The Editor
Dear Editor,Thank you for shedding more light on the question of where the Federal monies for future storm protection that were allocated to South Brooklyn communities have gone [/what-happened-to-the-10-million-the-mayor-promised-for-sewage-backup-valves-in-southern-brooklyn/] . The Manhattan Beach Community Group and other South Brooklyn civic organizations spent months with NYRising to determine how and where
Announcements
Lindsey Boylan. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)BENSONHURST/BORO PARK – The 10 Congressional District, which encompasses the Upper West Side in Manhattan and many Brooklyn waterfront neighborhoods as well as Bensonhurst and Boro Park, has been represented by Congress Member Jerry Nadler since 2013. Lindsey Boylan [https://lindseyboylan.com/] is looking
Announcements
Rendering of Sea Breeze Tower. Courtesy of Rybak Development.Seven members of the land use committee of Coney Island and Brighton Beach [/free-resource-book-tell-you-everything-you-need-to-know-about-brighton-beach-sheepshead-bay/] -based Community Board 13 voted unanimously Tuesday night to recommend approval of a rezoning proposal that would allow developer Rybak Development to create 6,000 square feet
Announcements
B71 coalition gather outside of Park Slope Library with Council Member Brad Lander and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon. Hannah H. Kim/BklynerPARK SLOPE — Residents from Red Hook, Carroll Gardens, Gowanus, and Park Slope rallied before the MTA’s open house on the Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign [/tell-the-mta-what-you-hate-about-your-brooklyn-bus-route-this-fall/] in Park Slope
Announcements
Elsa, the woman that was cuffed for selling churros, speaking at the rally. (Photo: Lloyd Mitchell)CYPRESS HILLS – A woman was cuffed for selling churros at the Broadway Junction subway station on Friday. “She shouldn’t have been there,” Mayor Bill de Blasio says. On November 8, a woman, who
Central Brooklyn
Retaining wall along tracks. Liena Zagare/BklynerUPDATED: As of Monday morning, it seems DOB had no idea that the walls were the property of the NYC TransitAuthority – see the letter here DOB sent to NYC Transit [https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6544387-Cid-EF689545-71C2-44F3-9816-DF8CFCEBC6F9-1.html] . Homeowners can sleep easier tonight. Assemblyman William
Arts & Culture
Still from Trapped. Courtesy of Dawn Porter.“There is a steady chipping away of the right to abortion in America,” said Brigitte Amiri of the ACLU, in the 2018 documentary, Reversing Roe. “Since 2010, 300 abortion restrictions have been passed in this country, and I think many people are unaware